Blue Access for Producers

Group Products General Agents

What Is a General Agent?

A General Agent (GA) is someone who serves as a single point of contact between Blue Cross and those producers who deal primarily in property & casualty and life products, but also sell a limited amount of small group health insurance. The General Agent structure is designed to support the small group health marketplace by giving producers the information and support they need to sell health insurance to new accounts and improve retention of existing accounts.


What Services Do General Agents Provide?

  • Assist with BCBSIL producer contracting process
  • Develop prospecting and marketing plans
  • Provide product and sales training
  • Keep current on Blue Cross products and procedures
  • Issue initial online quotes
  • Coordinate sales, enrollment and renewals
  • Problem solve

You choose the General Agent with whom you wish to work.


Chicago Metro Area

Flexible Benefit Service Corporation
(E-Brokerquote)
8700 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 1010 S
Chicago, IL 60631
(888) FLEX-1ST (353-9178) (Toll Free)
(847) 699-6906 (Fax)
www.flexiblebenefit.com 
jgraham@flexiblebenefit.com
Contact: Josh Graham

Employee Benefit Risk Management Services, Inc. (EBRM)
823 Commerce Drive
Suite 350
Oak Brook, IL 60523
(800) 982-EBRM (3276) (Toll Free)
(800) 807-7996 (Fax) (Toll Free)
www.ebrm.com 
mail@ebrm.com
Contacts: Jeff Kubik or Charles Jurkus

Midwest Insurance Brokerage Services, Inc. (MIBS)
(Glacier)
54 W. Seegers Rd.
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
(800) 845-9200 (Toll Free)
(847) 640-8011 (Fax)
www.midwestga.com 
stewart@midwestga.com
jenny@midwestga.com
Contacts: Stewart Hoelscher or Jenny Smith

Resource Brokerage, LLC
1501 East Woodfield Road, Suite 110E
Schaumburg, IL 60173-4945
(800) 605-7566 (Toll Free)
(847) 605-1494 (Fax)
www.resourcebrokerage.com 
sgamble@resourcebrokerage.com
bfarwell@resourcebrokerage.com
Contacts: Blair Farwell or Shea Gamble




Outside Chicago Metro Area

Baughman & Associates, Inc.
(Location 1)

1210 Paragon Drive, Suite 1A
O'Fallon, IL 62269
(618) 628-4284
(618) 628-4272 (fax)
ba@baughmaninsurance.com
Contacts: Renee, Joyce, or Cole

(Location 2)
821 South West Suite A
Olney, IL 62450
(618) 879-2262
(866) 868-6053 (toll Free)
(618) 628-4272 (fax)
ba@baughmaninsurance.com
Contacts: Dawn, Misty, Emily or Jared

Group Marketing Services, Inc.
(Location 1)

2201 Woodlawn Rd.
P.O. Box 370
Lincoln, IL 62656
(800) 766-6387, ext. 426 (Toll Free)
(217) 732-8945 (Fax)
www.gmsil.com 
josh.garrett@gmsil.com
Contact: Joshua P. Garrett

(Location 2)
304 South Eldorado Road, Suite 1
Bloomington, IL 61704
(866) 531-7800 (Toll Free)
(309) 664-7787 (Fax)
www.gmsil.com 
josh.garrett@gmsil.com
Contact: Joshua P. Garrett

Mutual Med Benefit Administrators
4321 East 60th Street
Davenport, IA 52807
(800) 747-4126 (toll-free)
(563) 344-2891 (Fax)
www.mutualmed.com 
jbender@mutualmed.com
Contacts: Janson Bender